Yield: 12 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
¾ cup | Butter |
1 cup | Sugar |
3 xes | Eggs |
1 cup | Blackberry jam |
1 teaspoon | Baking soda |
3 cups | Flour |
1 teaspoon | Cinnamon |
1 teaspoon | Nutmeg |
1 teaspoon | Cloves |
1 cup | Raisins |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
¾ cup | Buttermilk |
1 cup | Chopped nuts |
Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs, one at a time and cream after each addition. Add jam. Sift together soda, spices and 2 cups flour. Add remaining flour to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in raisins, nuts and vanilla. Pour into two greased 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 325 for 30-45 minutes, or til done. *See Susan Emmick's Caramel Icing Source: newsletter 11-86&"Defender"nwsppr Dolores McCann